Short course on Islamic codicology

Short course

Introduction to Islamic Codicology
Islamic Manuscript Association

The Islamic Manuscript Association, in cooperation with the
Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation and the American University of
Beirut, is pleased to announce an intensive short course,
Introduction to Islamic Codicology, which will be held at the
American University of Beirut from 20-24 April 2015.

This intensive five-day course will introduce the study of Islamic
manuscript codices as physical objects, or the archaeology of the
Islamic book; and is intended for art historians, bookbinders,
codicologists, conservators, curators, and anyone else working with
or studying Islamic manuscripts.  Daily illustrated lectures will
provide an overview of writing surfaces and implements, the text
block and its make-up, page layout, bookbinding, illumination,
scripts and hands, the transmission of texts, and methods of
describing manuscripts.  Each afternoon, participants will have the
opportunity to examine Islamic manuscripts from the American
University of Beirut's collection at first hand, giving immediate
context to the morning's lectures.  The course will be taught by
Prof. Jan Just Witkam, Emeritus Professor of the Codicology and
Palaeography of the Islamic World at the University of Leiden and
Editor-in-Chief of The Islamic Manuscript Association's Journal of
Islamic Manuscripts, published by Brill.

The full course is limited to twelve persons for pedagogical and
security reasons, while the lectures component is restricted to 35
attendees; interested parties may choose to attend the lectures
only.  All instruction will be in English.

The programme is available at

    <URL:http://www.islamicmanuscript.org/courses/introduction-to-islamic-codicology/programme.aspx>

Registration and further details are also available at

    <URL:http://www.islamicmanuscript.org/courses/introduction-to-islamic-codicology/registration.aspx>

Armin Yavari
Assistant Director
The Islamic Manuscript Association
33 Trumpington Street
Cambridge CB2 1QY
United Kingdom
+44 1223 303 177
Fax: +44 1223 302 218


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